Saturday, June 27, 2026

Jackson Hospital delays closure announcement as questions mount over future Mayor Outlines Economic Revitalization Strategy for Downtown Montgomery Mayor Announces Major Economic Development Initiative Mayor Announces Major Economic Development Initiative Andrew Sneed on challenging Dale Strong: “Nobody was speaking up” Jackson Hospital delays closure announcement as questions mount over future Mayor Outlines Economic Revitalization Strategy for Downtown Montgomery Mayor Announces Major Economic Development Initiative Mayor Announces Major Economic Development Initiative Andrew Sneed on challenging Dale Strong: “Nobody was speaking up” Jackson Hospital delays closure announcement as questions mount over future Mayor Outlines Economic Revitalization Strategy for Downtown Montgomery Mayor Announces Major Economic Development Initiative Mayor Announces Major Economic Development Initiative Andrew Sneed on challenging Dale Strong: “Nobody was speaking up”

Prisons

Prisons

Four dead in Alabama prisons over the weekend

The deaths marked yet another deadly weekend for the state's incarcerated population.

August 2, 2022

Official missteps, not “good time” laws, led to accused police shooter’s release

The defendant was released on good time, despite committing multiple crimes while incarcerated.

August 2, 2022

ADOC apologizes for “confusion” prior to execution

ADOC forced a female reporter to change her clothes because her skirt was "too short."

August 1, 2022

Three incarcerated individuals dead in Alabama prisons last week

An estimated 25 incarcerated men have died in the Alabama prison system since the first of this year.

July 20, 2022

Report details racial discrimination, violation of human rights in Southern prisons

The report describes the widespread, disparate harms resulting from the arrests, harsh prison sentences, and incarceration on Black communities.

July 18, 2022

Alabama’s prison system sees one of the deadliest weeks in recent memory

The ADOC spokesperson did not give a cause of death for each incarcerated man and said that their deaths are being investigated.

July 13, 2022

State bond sale to fund prison construction finalized despite legal challenges

The state's $509 million bond sale to fund the construction of two new men's prisons was finalized Tuesday morning, despite lawsuits.

July 13, 2022

Incarcerated man dead at Elmore Correctional Facility

The incarcerated man is the second to die in the Elmore facility in as many months.

July 11, 2022

Mother of incarcerated man found dead believes son was poisoned by inmates

A formal autopsy and investigation are ongoing.

July 7, 2022

Another death at Fountain Correctional Facility, inmate-on-inmate assault at Limestone

Chadrick Aspen Wade, 30, was found unresponsive on his bunk, according to ADOC.

July 7, 2022